cURL and libcURL for OpenVMS

Thank you for your interest in this port of cURL and libcURL to OpenVMS I64, Alpha, and x86-64. The current release of cURL and libcURL for OpenVMS is based on the 8.0.1 open-source distribution.

cURL is a command line tool for getting or sending files using URL syntax and libcURL is an API that can be used by developers to implement cURL functionality in their application code. The API and command line utility support numerous web protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, LDAP, SFTP, HTTP/2, SMB, and others (see https://curl.haxx.se/ for more information).

The kit you are receiving has been compiled and built using the operating system and compiler versions listed below. While it is highly likely that you will have no problems installing and using the kit on systems running higher versions of the products listed, we cannot say for sure that you will be so lucky if your system is running older versions.

In addition to the above requirements, it is assumed that the reader has a good knowledge of OpenVMS and of software development in the OpenVMS environment (if intending to develop applications using LIBCURL).

It is recommended that users and developers review some of the excellent documentation and code examples available via the cURL web site (https://curl.haxx.se/).

This release of cURL for VSI OpenVMS is based on the 8.0.1 open-source distribution. For a list of changes included in this version of cURL please see https://curl.haxx.se/changes.html#8_0_1. This release of cURL for VSI OpenVMS also includes large-file support, along with sftp, SMB, and HTTP/2 protocol support, and support for LDAP using the OpenLDAP client API.

This V8.0-1B release of cURL for VSI OpenVMS includes 64-bit versions of both the cURL utility and the libcURL API in addition to the standard 32-bit versions, providing additional flexibility for application developers, and making possible certain operations that require the dynamic allocation of more memory than is possible with the 32-bit API and utility implementations.

The kit is provided as an OpenVMS PCSI kit (VSI-I64VMS-CURL-V0800-1B-1.PCSI for I64, VSI-AXPVMS-CURL-V0800-1B-1.PCSI for Alpha, or VSI-X86VMS-CURL-V0800-1B-1.PCSI for x86-64) that can be installed by a suitably privileged user using the following command:

$ PRODUCT INSTALL CURL

The installation will then proceed as follows (output may differ slightly from that shown below depending on platform and other factors):

Performing product kit validation of signed kits ...

The following product has been selected:
    VSI I64VMS CURL V8.0-1B               Layered Product

Do you want to continue? [YES]

Configuration phase starting ...

You will be asked to choose options, if any, for each selected
product and for any products that may be installed to satisfy
software dependency requirements.

Configuring VSI I64VMS CURL V8.0-1B

    VMS Software Inc.

* This product does not have any configuration options.

Execution phase starting ...

The following product will be installed to destination:
    VSI I64VMS CURL V8.0-1B               DISK$I64SYS:[VMS$COMMON.]

Portion done: 0%...40%...80%...90%...100%

The following product has been installed:
    VSI I64VMS CURL V8.0-1B               Layered Product

VSI I64VMS CURL V8.0-1B

    Post-installation tasks are required.


    To start cURL at system boot time, add the following lines to
    SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM:

        $ file := SYS$STARTUP:CURL$STARTUP.COM
        $ if f$search("''file'") .nes. "" then @'file'

    To stop cURL at system shutdown, add the following lines to
    SYS$MANAGER:SYSHUTDWN.COM:

        $ file := SYS$STARTUP:CURL$SHUTDOWN.COM
        $ if f$search("''file'") .nes. "" then @'file'

$ CURL :== $CURL$ROOT:[BIN]CURL.EXE